Hi Stuart, Mardy here from Australia, I'm affraid that I can't help you with info about the Monach Company, but, I'm hoping that perhaps you can help me... I...
Hi Marty, I'm building a hull to a set of lines that a local designer came up with..It is 30 feet long by 6 feet beam. Draft is 2 feet 6 inches, which allows...
Hi Mardy, In the fikles section of the group are the lines of the steam launch Puke, built 1872 here in New Zealand. The lines aren't totally accurate, the...
Hi Peter, Thanks for thr message, Your boat sounds interesting and similair to what I'd like to biuld. I'd appreciate any pictures that you may be able to send...
Hi Marty, I've sent some pictures to your hotmail address, so providd I have deciphered it correctly you should get them. I guess I could also post them here...
Hi All I remember reading some time ago that Simpson & Strickland steam launches were sometimes fitted with some type of quickly removable "bed" upon which all...
There is a brass and steel system like Paul mentioned in the Herreshoff Museum in Bristol, RI. The unit was built by Nate Hereshoff at the turn of the 20th...
John, there is a file area and a photo area, linked from the group homepage. You'll have to sign in to be able to do much on it though. Homepage is at...
Hi Mardy Sorry for taking so long to reply. I have had a good look through our files here and unfortunatly I do not have any technical drawings of Bats hull...
Hi Stuart, Thank for going to so much trouble looking for plans to Bat. Yes I have found some potential hulls. This is a long term project and I will keep the...
Hello: I am a newbie and am thinking about building a 20 ft, or so, cuddy cabin powered by steam. I need a mentor badly since I know something about boat...
I live in NH but email is quick. Would be glad to discuss steamin' with you. I have about 25 years experience but I am not an engineer by training. Try to...
Thanks for the reply, David. I will look on Amazon to get the book coming my way. Are you available for more questions down the line a bit???? Norm  Norm...
Hello Norm, I like your self was new to steam a year ago and found this group to be just great. Very generous with their time and knowledge. There are some...
Group, I just bought a boiler the other day and got it trucked here and I'm trying to figure out how many square feet it is and what would be a safe operating...
If you get a copy of "Steamboats & Modern Steam Launches" from Elliott Bay Steam Launch, http://www.steamlaunch.com , you'll have all the information you need...
Dear Norm, There is a great cabin- steam launch "Tahken" for sale in Tasmania and the photographs on the SBAA website may give you some ideas. Have a look in...
I am glad to see someone starting a new boat. There is nothing else to get the old steamers (read old farts) online to give good and I mean good advice. Books...
Hi Ron, Yep, your Heating surface calc's are close enough and the 125 psi guesstimated operating pressure seems reasonable, but if you're running a single you...
Hi Guys, 125psi is a good pressure if your engine can take it, and some engines won't. Higher steam temperatures make a huge differance to the running of an...
Dan, Ron, Thanks for the responses. The engine is just a Tiny Power "M". Its a 3 X 4 simple. Figured this boiler is a bit big for it. I'll get my boat up and...
Ron, A big boiler is always a good thing to have, it makes running the boat very easy. If you don't get your firing right, you've got plenty of capacity up...
I don't know about small marine boilers, but we never used our soot blowers during day light hours at our central large power plants. Blowing soot sent a big...
With a small marine boiler you don't have the option of waiting until its dark. It does pay to take a look at where the wind is going to take your soot before...
Here is my prop nozzle - see Photos under "Prop nozzle". Has a Stainless skeleton, a body made out of Airex C70, covered with Diolen (a polyester fabric) for...
